"Recounts the life of Tom Gola, the only player to win the National Invitational Tournament (NIT), the NCAA Tournament, and an NBA championship. The biography includes Gola's playing career at La Salle College and in the NBA, his coaching career at La Salle, and his subsequent career in Philadelphia politics"--
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"Recounts the life of Tom Gola, the only player to win the National Invitational Tournament (NIT), the NCAA Tournament, and an NBA championship. The biography includes Gola's playing career at La Salle College and in the NBA, his coaching career at La Salle, and his subsequent career in Philadelphia politics"--
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Add this copy of Mr. All-Around: the Life of Tom Gola to cart. $2.83, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Temple University Press.
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Add this copy of Mr. All-Around: the Life of Tom Gola to cart. $3.56, good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Temple University Press.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
Add this copy of Mr. All-Around: the Life of Tom Gola to cart. $27.95, like new condition, Sold by Old Book Shop of Bordentown rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bordentown, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 2019 by Temple University Press.
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Fine in fine jacket. First edition, first printing. A fine, fresh, unread copy. hardcover. 193 pp. with statistical appendix, bibliography, index. Illustrated with photos. Very uncommon in hardcover. Biography of basketball star Tom Gola (1933-2014). The son of a Philadelphia policeman, Gola attended LaSalle College and led them to an NIT championship in 1952 and the NCAA chamionship in 1954. He is considered one of the greatest NCAA basketball players of all time. As a professional, his rookie year was with the Philadelphia Warriors of where he helped the team win the NBA championship in 1956. He was named an All Star five times before retiring in 1966 and was elected to the Basketball hall of Fame in 1976. After his playing days, Gola served as a Pennslyvania state representative then Philadelphia city controller. For this definitive biography, the author drew on his exclusive 2013 interviews with Gola as well as stories and anecdotes by such basketball and Philly legends as John Chaney, Fran Dunphy, and Lionel Simmons.
Add this copy of Mr. All-Around: the Life of Tom Gola to cart. $30.47, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Temple University Press.
Add this copy of Mr. All-Around: the Life of Tom Gola to cart. $39.70, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2024 by Temple University Press.
